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Feeding cat colonies without caring for them otherwise isn’t very helpful. Some people do this on a grand scale, and we have no doubt their hearts are in the right place. But feeding community cats who haven’t been neutered leads to a population explosion, with all the problems that entails. In the end, your cats may be fruitful and multiply to the point where they become a real nuisance, and when that happens, someone will call for their removal.

If you feed community cats, we’re not suggesting you should stop. Your cats have come to rely on you, after all, and to stop feeding will hurt them. Instead, get educated on how to keep population levels down and cats healthy, and see whether you can find help to get your colony under control.

Not ready to take that big a step? Then maybe you’d better think twice before offering your tuna sandwich for the very first time to a friendly cat. If you are ready to take that step, the information you need to get started is in this chapter.